"After eight years of public service, the police dog that created the most smiles in the hearts of children, had completed his last shift, at Centro Escolar da Nazaré".

This is how the Public Security Police (PSP) began a tribute note, published on social media, to Donatello, an 'agent' who "ends as he began his operational activity: making children happy and making his teammates proud."

'Don', as he is affectionately addressed, "is a Rottweiler breed dog, born in 2014".

"From his first steps we knew that he was a very special dog and different from everyone else. Fun and calm; playful and affectionate; and with a unique ability to interact with children".

Donatello, "despite ending an important active stage in his police life here", will continue to be linked to the Cinotécnico Operational Group of the Special Police Unit | GOC-UEP. Now, he will enjoy, work in a "more relaxed way, with some well-deserved retirement".

"A HUGE THANK YOU to Donatello and his handler and life partner, Principal Agent Paulo Quental, for the exemplary way in which they carried out their duties".